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Alemannic German
- Rugge, Ruggä (Appenzell, Glarus, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Zürich, St. Gallen)
- Rügge (Bern, Lucerne, Schwyz, Solothurn, Unterwalden, Uri)
- Rügg (Bern, Graubünden, Piemont, Wallis)
Etymology
From Middle High German rucke, rücke. Cognate with German Rücken.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rugge m (plural Rugge or Rügge)
- back (part of the body)
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rugghe in 1395-1396. Derived from Middle Dutch rugge (“sandy ridge, sandbar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrʏ.ɣə/
- Hyphenation: Rug‧ge
- Rhymes: -ʏɣə
Proper noun
Rugge n
- A neighbourhood of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “rugge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN